Kanpur Airport

Kanpur Airport terminal building
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAirports Authority of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesKanpur
LocationChakeri, Kanpur, India
Elevation AMSL410 ft / 126 m
Coordinates26°23′58″N 80°25′37″E / 26.3994624°N 80.4269499°E / 26.3994624; 80.4269499
Map
KNU/VIKA is located in Uttar Pradesh
KNU/VIKA
KNU/VIKA
KNU/VIKA is located in India
KNU/VIKA
KNU/VIKA
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 12,139 3,700 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2022 - March 2023)
Passengers254,903 (Increase 45.4%)
Aircraft movements2,238 (Increase 32.3%)
Cargo tonnage148 (Decrease 74%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Kanpur Airport (IATA: KNU, ICAO: VIKA), is a domestic airport that serves the city of Kanpur, India. It is 17 kilometers from the city's centre & provides connectivity to major tourist and historical attractions in the area such as Bithoor, Sankissa, Etawah Safari Park, Kalinjar Fort, Kalpi, National Chambal Sanctuary, Bhitargaon and Kannauj.

Infrastructure

The previous terminal at Kanpur Airport had limited expansion options available and was subject to restrictions enforced by the Airports Authority of India due to a strong military presence. It was too small to handle the increasing traffic into Kanpur and projected future demand.[4] Therefore, a new terminal spread over 6,200 m². has been constructed near the threshold of the eastern end of the runway and to NH-19 through a new approach road.[5]

The new terminal comprises six hangars and a waiting room for 400 passengers, eight check-in desks, and four-lane approach roads to the nearby highway and to the outer ring road. It was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, the Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia and the State Civil Aviation Minister, Nand Gopal Nandi, along with others in a ceremony at the airport on 26 May 2023. Flights from the new terminal began on 7 June 2023.[6][7][8]

It has been proposed to rename the airport the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport.[9][10]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
IndiGo Bangalore (resumes 31 March 2024), Delhi,[11] Mumbai

Statistics

It is the 5th most profitable airport in India in the year 2020–21.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Kanpur (Chakeri) Airport, Airport Authority of India" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ^ ET Travel World (6 September 2022). "AAI undertaking development projects at Kanpur airport worth INR 144 crore, new terminal building to be ready by December 2022". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ^ Shewaramani, Jatin (3 January 2023). "Long-awaited Kanpur Airport terminal inches closer to completion". Knocksense. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. ^ Mitra, Hritika; Singh Pratap, Vishal (26 May 2023). "CM Adityanath inaugurates new terminal building of Kanpur Airport – Details". India TV. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. ^ Chawla, Simer (7 June 2023). "Kanpur Airport gets new terminal building, first flight welcome with water salute". India Today. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Indian airports and the name game". India Today. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Kanpur airport to be named after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi: Yogi Adityanath". The Economic Times. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Flight Schedule". IndiGo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Pune airport was most profitable in FY21; Mumbai, Delhi biggest lossmakers". 23 July 2021.

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